Silvis, Ill. – After a final qualifier cut on Wednesday, Day Three concluded with three-way ties for fifth and eighth place in both the team and individual competition among the top 10 on the leaderboard. The Battle for the Red Banner will conclude tomorrow as the teams tee off for the final day of golf at TPC Deere Run resulting in the crowing of the 2021 NAIA National Champions. 

The championship round of play will tee off at 7:30 a.m. Central with a double tee start off of Hole One and Hole Ten.

Highlights

• Corey Matthey of Morningside (Iowa) shot 70 on the day pushing him ahead to first place leading into the final rounds of competition tomorrow
• Three-way tie for fifth place on the individual player leaderboard – Hunter Clay, Reinhardt (Ga.), Troy Watson, Kansas Wesleyan, Ruan Pretorious, Point (Ga.) – 215
• Three-way tie for eighth place on the individual player leaderboard - Drew Pickering, Taylor (Ind.), Eric Wowor, Point (Ga.), Javan Johnson, Taylor (Ind.), Steve Kibare, Dalton State (Ga.) - 216
• Corey Matthey of Morningside (Iowa) is currently the highest-placed individual qualifier finishing Day Three shooting 70 for a combined score of 207 placing him in first
• On the team leaderboard, there was a three-way tie for seventh between Campbellsville (Ky.), Coastal Georgia, and Cumberland (Tenn.) – 895
• Two-way tie for tenth between Ottawa (Ariz.) and Oklahoma City – 897
• Dalton State (Ga.) improved from fourth after Day Two to first after shooting 284 on Day Three for a combined 874

Top Ten Team Scores After Day Three

1 Dalton State (Ga.) – 874

2 Point (Ga.) – 878

3 Keiser (Fla.) – 880

4 Texas Wesleyan – 886

5 Bellevue (Neb.) – 891

6 Taylor (Ind.) – 893

T7 Campbellsville (Ky.) – 895

T7 – Coastal Georgia – 895

T7 Cumberland (Tenn.) – 895

T10 Ottawa (Ariz.) – 897

T10 Oklahoma City - 897

Top Ten Individual Scores After Day Three

1 Corey Matthey, Morningside (Iowa) – 207

2 Logan Smith, William Woods (Mo.) – 211

3 Ben Rebne, Dalton State (Ga.) – 213

4  Beng Keat Lim, Ottawa (Ariz.) – 214

T5 Hunter Clay, Reindhardt (Ga.) - 215

T5 Troy Watson, Kansas Wesleyan – 215

T5 Ruan Pretorius, Point (Ga.) – 215

T8 Drew Pickering, Taylor (Ind.) – 216

T8 Eric Wowor, Point (Ga.) – 216

T8 Javan Johnson, Taylor (Ind.) - 216